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PROFILE: My journey to Professional Registration - Mnqobi Dlamini

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Professional Construction Project Manager (PrCPM), Dr Mnqobi Dlamini tells us about his journey towards his Professional Registration.

When I considered embarking on this journey I was naive enough to expect that Professional Registration would afford hardhatPROFESSIONALS the opportunity to command respect as a reward to a hard earned work experience. I expected this respect to bring with it the following benefits:
  • The Nation or republic leaving hardhatPROFESSIONALS with their professional judgment without Politician's interfering.
  • Technocrats allowed to take the lead in the built environment space.
  • Industry recognition
  • The kind of Professional respect afforded to Lawyers and/ or Medical Doctors where there are strict regulations on who should practice as a Lawyer or Medical Doctor
My views have changed since I completed my journey, because I believe not much is done to acknowledge and/or embrace the hard word done by Professionally Registered hardhatPROFESSIONALS. I believe all Professionals across various industry sectors must be respected the same way Health Professionals are recognized. The same must apply to the built Environment space.

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On an individual level the Professional Registration journey is good because it challenges you. Wherever you need to demonstrate your skills and professionalism, the title puts more pressure on you as a person more than as professional. This is good for growth because it keeps you on your toes to be above your game.

It took me a while before I embarked on the journey because I tried to do a due diligence of whether this was worth it or not because for me it is always important to weigh value vs output.

Despite my misgivings about the lack of acknowledgement , I do recommend this journey to all hardhatPROFESSIONAL because it's high time that both hardhatPROFESSIONALS and the government work together for the betterment of this country. It is also important to register because Professional compliance and governance will soon be bible to our space (Construction/Built Environment) and Nonregistered hardhatPROFESSIONALS will now be spectators to areas of professional accountability.

Professional registration is about the law and legislation which is accompanied by both benefits and risks of being a professional and I think this information should be rolled out to the public for knowledge consumption.

Dr Marcus Dlamini has over 20 years experience in the Engineering industry. He is currently an Executive Project Manager at Randwater, focusing on Infrastructure, Projects & Engineering. His professional affiliations are SA Institute of Civil Engineering (SAICE), Project Management Institute, Association for Construction Project Managers(ACPM), SA Council for the Project & Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) and also a registered member with Engineers of Ireland.


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